pram

IPA(Pronunciation)

/pɹɑːm/

Noun

historical

Japanese Meaning

浅瀬で使用される底が平らなはしけ。港に入れない船と陸上との間で貨物を運搬するために使われる（航海用、歴史的な意味合い）

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The sailors loaded the crates into the pram and rowed her out to the anchored ship, the only practical way to transfer cargo when larger vessels could not enter the harbour.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

船員たちは木箱を平底のはしけに積み、係留された船まで櫂で漕いで運んだ。大型船が港に入れないときに貨物を移す唯一の実用的な方法だった。

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(nautical, historical) A similar barge used as platform for cannons in shallow waters which seagoing warships cannot enter.

Sense（3）

A type of dinghy with a flat bow.

Although the pram, like the johnboat, has a squared-off bow as well as stern, the bow lines on the pram will be narrower than those encountered on a johnboat.

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prams

（ plural ）

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